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The first novel translated into Croatian by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021 is a powerful multi-generational saga about exiles, losses and love in the turbulent times of the brutal colonization of East Africa at the beginning of the 2
The book Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah is a powerful historical story about colonialism, identity and love in East Africa during turbulent times. Through vivid characters and an emotional plot, Gurnah explores the impact of historical trauma on individuals and communities, making this novel perfect for fans of deep and thoughtful historical stories.
Ilyas is kidnapped by German colonial troops as a boy. After years of being away from his parents' home and fighting against his own people, he returns to his native village. His parents have disappeared, and he saves his sister Afiya from abuse.
Hamza also returns home from the war, with only scars and the clothes he wears. There he meets the beautiful Afiya and while the two fall in love, the shadow and hints of a new war threaten to separate them again.
Abdulrazak Gurnah is a British writer and winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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